Posts Tagged R’n’B

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz Opera House, Wellington (7pm) Sunday, June 10 Chris “Daddy” Dave and his Drumhedz closed out the Wellington Jazz Festival’s main events for 2018. And it was a celebration – at least for the most part.

There are some bands you know about, you like – maybe you’d even say you love them – but all you know is the Greatest Hits album, or the big singles. And for me Earth, Wind & Fire is a great example of this. I’ve known about them my whole life – I’m sure my […]

The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes Daptone Records I’ve always loved the sound James Hunter makes – a mix of ska-inflected R’n’B with jazzy horns and bluesy guitar licks; he’s got the Sam Cooke sound down vocally and he sting those strings like Robert Cray. I’ve always worried about how James Hunter is doing […]

A Metropolis Touring Presentation. Andrew Strong (Ireland) tours New Zealand for the very first time this March, performing ‘THE COMMITMENTS‘ classic soundtrack in full! ‘his charismatic presence kept the audience’s energy levels high’ – Belfast Times Strong has sold out venues all over the world, testament to the impact the film and music had on the […]

Seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist Big Boi is returning to New Zealand for two headline performances in March, 2018. The Atlanta-born rapper, producer, songwriter – and one half of Outkast – will play the Studio in Auckland on Friday, March 16 and Meow in Wellington on Saturday, March 17. Tickets on sale at 9am, Thursday, November 23 justtheticketnz.com

V/A, The Black Groups – Original Rock’n’Roll (ep) I bought this a while-back, a wee stocking-filler (crate-filler?) to myself one day because I was doing a soul/R’n’B-based DJ set – and I saw this, was intrigued by its glaring title: The Black Groups – no problem with that at the time this would have been […]

The Delta Rhythm Boys, The Delta Rhythm Boys [EP] (1963) Funny, I bought this because I was doing a DJ set and wanted a couple more things…and then of course I never ended up using this on the night. But I’ve played it a lot since – a fun wee EP of New Orleans-y R’n’B […]

Seven Top 100 hit singles on this album – Just Out of Reach (Of My Open Arms), Cry To Me, Can’t Nobody Love You, If You Need Me, Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye),You’re Good For Me and He’ll Have To Go. Man, how had I never hear this?! Opening track, Cry To Me. BOOM! That’s a […]

I just found a setlist from when I played some records before and after and between sets for Wellington’s old favourites, The Boomshack Band. These guys and girls would roll through so many great songs from the 1950s and 60s, rockabilly and rock’n’roll – one time they backed Wanda Jackson as a pick up band […]

One of my favourite albums of all time, a true masterpiece, an album that moves me every time I listen to it – and simply one of my most-loved, most played records – is Live by Donny Hathaway. I got hooked on the album many years back – a favourite across formats (LP, tape, CD, […]

The other week I played a bunch of records down at the San Fran – I dubbed it “The Greatest Music In The World”, the aim was simply to play funk, soul and R’n’B with a little bit of jazz and blues – if I take those genres and put them together I can honesty/easily […]

I had this idea that the “Greatest Music In The World” was all the soul, funk and R’n’B, maybe a little touch of blues and jazz – if I could only listen to that for the rest of my life I’d be happy. Turns out it makes for a decent setlist too I reckon. It […]